Trevion DavisCLAYTON COUNTY, GA (CBS ATLANTA) -
The family of 13-year-old Trevion Davis, who was shot and killed by Clayton County Police on Wednesday, said they believe Davis was holding a BB gun at the time he was shot.
CBS Atlanta spoke exclusively to Davis' grandmother, Treva Austin, on Thursday.
"Why did they have to shoot him in the head? That's my question," Austin said.
Clayton County Police said Wednesday officers responded to a call of a break-in on Bonanza Church Road in Jonesboro. When officers arrived, Chief Greg Porter said officers believed Davis was holding a weapon.
"We confronted an individual in the back who had a handgun," Porter said. "He presented that handgun and subsequently officers fired upon that individual."
Clayton County Police will not confirm whether or not Davis was holding a BB gun. Neither will The Georgia Bureau of investigation, which is looking into the case.
"They won't even give us that information and what they did give us was so little that it's not even important," Austin said.
Meanwhile, Mildred Williams, the woman who lives in the house that was broken into said she is torn about her neighbor spotting a break-in and calling police.
"I'm thankful that she did call because it shows that she's interested in her neighbors and trying to help," Williams said. "But I'd rather he cleaned the entire house out and, you know, the police not shoot him."
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